Listed Building record TR 15 NW 1143 - 25 ST MARGARET'S STREET

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1377 to 1973

Location

Grid reference TR 1493 5777 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:

1. 944 ST MARGARET'S STREET (South East Side)
3.12.49. No 25 - No 25A - No 26 TR 1457 NE 4/195
II GV
2. C18 front to timber-framed building. 3 storeys and attic plastered. Old tiled roof having 2 hipped dormers and a hipped belvedere. Carved wooden bracket cornice. 3 sashes with glazing bars intact. Overhang. 1st floor has 3 canted bays, 2 are 4 light, 1 is 3 light. Modern shopfront. The house was built originally as a Pilgrim's hostel.
Form a group with Nos 8 & 9 The Parade.
Listing NGR: TR1493557768
Nos 25, 25A and 26 St Margaret's Street [TR 14935776 sited from OS 1/1250 1974]. Grade II. 18th century front to timber-framed building. No 8 The Parade [TR 14945778 sited from OS 1/1250 1974]. Grade II. 16th and 17th century timber-framed building. No 9 The Parade [TR 14455777 sited from OS 1/1250 1974]. Grade II 16th to 17th century timber- framed building. (1) Nos 25 and 26 St Margaret's Street and 8 and 9 The Parade, a prominentmedieval double-jettied building was recorded. Evidence for original partitioning at bay intervals indicates a 'row' or 'lodgings' development. (2) Nos 25-26 St Margaret's Street. Three bayed medieval building. No 8 and No 9 The Parade. Medieval timber-framed buildings. (3-4)

Dendrochronology dating of the roofs of 8-9 The Parade and 25-26 St Margaret's Street gave a date of 1377/8. (5)


English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<5> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 38, Pg. 109 (Website). SKE17391.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <5> Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 38, Pg. 109.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology of the roofs of 8-9 The Parade and 25-26 St Margaret's Street, Canterbury (EKE11696)

Record last edited

Apr 4 2012 2:23PM